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Enrollment
944
Middle
DISTRICT 916 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JESSAMINE COUNTY·NCES 210303000797
East Jessamine Middle School
901 Union Mill Rd, Nicholasville, KY 40356 · (859) 885-5561 · Jessamine County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL944 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Kentucky public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
585 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 331 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 289 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 324 | 34% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
46.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
39.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Jessamine Middle School
East Jessamine Middle School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jessamine Middle School this school | 944 | 62.0% | 39.2% |
| Robert D. Campbell Jr. High Winchester | 753 | 60.4% | 38.5% |
| Rev. Henry E. Baker Sr. Interm. School Winchester | 767 | 64.3% | 43.2% |
| Franklin-Simpson Middle School Franklin | 662 | 64.0% | 41.2% |
| Elkhorn Middle School Frankfort | 725 | 59.2% | 37.3% |
| Northern Middle School Somerset | 797 | 59.1% | 51.4% |
Matched among Kentucky middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Jessamine Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #117 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #115 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #109 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 944 | #13 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #150 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #74 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #85 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #24 of 49 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
944
-79 (-8%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,426
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 944 | 56 | 16.9:1 | 62% (585) |
| 2023-24 | 872 | 58 | 15.0:1 | 60% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 936 | 58 | 16.1:1 | 56% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 1,023 | 60 | 17.1:1 | 57% (586) |
| 2017-18 | 861 | 49.8 | 17.3:1 | 58% (501) |
| 2015-16 | 791 | 47 | 16.8:1 | 61% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 895 | 56 | 16.0:1 | 53% (478) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 50 | 14.8:1 | 44% (329) |
| 1990-91 | 1,426 | 79 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Jessamine Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (861 to 944); teachers up 13% (49.8 to 56).
About East Jessamine Middle School
East Jessamine Middle School is a middle school in Nicholasville, Kentucky, and it is part of Jessamine County. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 944 students. Middle schools in Kentucky have about 558 students on average; enrollment here is 69% higher.
East Jessamine Middle School belongs to Jessamine County, a district of 13 schools and 8,331 students.
The share of White students at East Jessamine Middle School is 73%, a majority. It is also 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 7% Black. For comparison, the population of Jessamine County is roughly 87% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
East Jessamine Middle School reports a ratio of 16.9 students per teacher, from 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky is 1.1 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at East Jessamine Middle School, 62% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kentucky public middle schools, East Jessamine Middle School outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, East Jessamine Middle School is 2.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
In the wider Jessamine County area, median household income comes to about $74,576, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jessamine County counts 14 public schools with about 8,331 students.
Red Oak Elementary School is the nearest public school to East Jessamine Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, East Jessamine Middle School is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% decline, from 1,023 to 944.
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Jessamine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,588
Census ACS
Median income
$74,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
8,331 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jessamine County
- West Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- East Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- West Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Jessamine Early Learning VillageElementary · 785 students
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
Other schools in Nicholasville
- West Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- East Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- West Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Jessamine Early Learning VillageElementary · 785 students
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
Nearby schools
- Red Oak Elementary School0.1 mi · 519
- East Jessamine High School0.9 mi · 1,222
- Nicholasville Elementary School2.0 mi · 465
- Brookside Elementary School2.4 mi · 515
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary School2.4 mi · 570
- Jessamine Early Learning Village2.5 mi · 785
Frequently asked questions
About East Jessamine Middle SchoolHow large is East Jessamine Middle School?
East Jessamine Middle School enrolls approximately 944 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does East Jessamine Middle School serve?
East Jessamine Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Jessamine Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Jessamine Middle School is approximately 16.9:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Jessamine Middle School?
At East Jessamine Middle School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is East Jessamine Middle School public or private?
East Jessamine Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jessamine County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.